neuroradiology approach to head ct. rapid assessment of ct head or do i need to call a neurosurgeon...
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Neuroradiology
Approach to Head CT
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Rapid Assessment of CT head or Do I need to call a Neurosurgeon
NOW!!!1. Is the brain in the middle of the head?
2. Do the 2 sides of the brain look alike?
3. Can I see the smile and the pentagon?
4. Is the 4th ventricle in the midline and symmetrical?
5. Are the lateral ventricles huge with effaced sulci?• + the Anderson additional questions
6. Are there any abnormal white things inside the skull?
7. Are there any abnormal black things inside the skull?
1 – 5 From Brant & Helms “Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology” 2nd ed.
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Is the brain in the middle of the head?
YES NO
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Do the 2 sides of the brain look alike?
YES NO
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The Smile• Quadrigeminal Plate Cistern
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The Pentagon (or star)• Suprasellar Cistern
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No Smile, No Pentagon
No Good!!
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4th Ventricle
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4th Ventricle
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Are the lateral ventricles huge with effaced sulci?
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Ventriculomegaly
2 different 30ish year old patients